India reports 15,223 new COVID-19 cases in past 24 hours

With 15,223 fresh cases of the coronavirus and 151 deaths in the past 24 hours, India’s COVID-19 tally stands at 1,06,10,883 while the death toll rose to 1,52,869, according to Health Ministry data.

Of the total cases, 1,02,65,706 have been cured/discharged. There are 1,92,308 active cases of COVID-19 in India.

The recovery rate among coronavirus patients stands at 96.70%.

Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) said over 18.93 crore samples have been tested up to January 20 of which 7,80,835 samples were tested yesterday.